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Piecing

You can’t outrun yourself

11 January 202613 January 2026 melle

Been a while since bobbin chicken made it to bare plastic. Took a day to sit with it in

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Piecing

One stitch at a time

10 January 202611 January 2026 melle

Detoured for a spite project, rather than fester in fury. Reserving judgement on the font until all the rows

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Applique

An informed citizen is a prerequisite for self-governance

7 January 20269 January 2026 melle

And yet nearly half the population feels entitled to control everything but themselves. We are a deeply stupid nation.

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Applique

The geometry of the universe

6 January 20266 January 2026 melle

New foot finally turned up, confirmed visibility is a good thing. Shocking. Starting with the tedious bits this round.

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Wearables

One-off

4 January 20264 January 2026 melle

Need a break from tentacles; they’re fun, but the tacking and tying has grown tiresome. The system needs a

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Wearables

Overdue maintenance

3 January 202610 January 2026 melle

Hardly a secret I am not the soul of patience. Scheduling, drop off, days of brain busting boredom waiting,

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Applique

Should’ve stuck to ballet

2 January 20263 January 2026 melle

Finished the smallest yesterday and packed up the medium for the Sit & Stitch. Four hours, one more tentacle

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Let the chorus console me

30 December 202531 December 2025 melle

Only one game of thread chicken and no major catastrophes. Smaller two are down to the suckers. Echo stitching

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Don’t lose your head

28 December 202530 December 2025 melle

Smallest bit is done, middle bit is started, perspective is overloaded. Time to step back and remember nobody else

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Let me tell you how it ends

27 December 202527 December 2025 melle

OK, this obstruction is making me guano. Flush the system — what am I most afraid of fucking up?

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Out of Context

Remember what she used to say when she would drive into the hedges?
“Shit fuck. Fuck shit. Fuck nuts.”
Bud & Coyote
Grace & Frankie, S2E5

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~Professor Sir Edmund Happold


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